But Mrs. Bachmann is no shrinking violet, and her campaign quickly moved to counter his appearance at the Black Hawk County Republican Party dinner with one of her own.
While some complained that Sheik Khatib had not consulted them before making the offer and a few even called for his resignation, others went along in part to counter the appearance of fractiousness that has long been a weakness in the opposition.
Hillary's jarring exchange with Edwards over change call for the Clinton spinsters to counter her appearance as an agent of the "status quo" as Edwards characterized her; and a woman panicked and losing, with a more robust vision of a Hillary as the tough fighter, ready to go into the dirt with the boys and beat them.
I retraced my steps to the right, pretending I had just spotted a friend to counter the appearance of a lost tourist wandering aimlessly (literally) back and forth.
With Election Day less than three weeks away, Mr. Franks, the Republican candidate, is filling his days with personal appearances throughout New Jersey to try to counter the barrage of advertising his Democratic opponent, Jon S. Corzine, has been able to buy in the New York and Philadelphia television markets.
But first, there will be feel-good Tuesday night, with speeches by the first lady, Michelle Obama, who will seek to counter Ann Romney's appearance this week with one of her own.
Otherwise, what would we write in our memoirs?" She is forthcoming, though, about her appearance, which she has refined, she said, to counter Betty's girdled period image.
The Trump insider's prime-time appearance sent the exact message the White House has been attempting to counter in recent days.
To counter the story, Aziz made a dramatic appearance in military uniform to prove he did not try to escape.
